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The National Statistics Office has reported that registered unemployed persons stood at 6,811 in December, up by 3.4 per cent over December 2011. In the twelve months to December 2012, administrative records of the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC) indicated an increase of 224, or 3.4 per cent, in the number of registered unemployed persons. On the other hand, the number of persons out of work went down by 287, or 4.0 per cent, in December when compared to November.